{"id":928,"date":"2024-09-05T16:40:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=928"},"modified":"2024-09-05T16:41:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:41:00","slug":"who-do-i-call-for-medicare-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wenatcheeinsurance.com\/blog\/who-do-i-call-for-medicare-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Who do I call for Medicare Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We hear about medicare fraud more than we like. Suzie and Matt have been working with health and medicare insurance for over a decade in Washington State. In addition with Shayla we make up Wenatchee Insurance. We do not work for Medicare. Here is the disclaimer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently, we represent 16 organizations which offer 62 products in your area. Please contact\u00a0Medicare.gov<\/a>, 1-800-MEDICARE, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all your options.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every agent is required to tell you a disclaimer and you will even see them on their websites. If you don’t receive one then you know that something strange is occuring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medicare Fraud does occur during the annual enrollment period.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Medicare annual enrollment period <\/a>runs October 15 through December 7 every year. It allows people with Medicare Prescription plans<\/a> and Medicare Advantage plans<\/a> to review and change plans every year. There is a lot of activity and chaos so we want to make sure that if you encounter anything strange that you can lend a hand in prevention. Having an appointment with an agent that you know can reduce the chance of fraud from occurring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are not in our office in Wenatchee at 413 Mission Street then we are talking over the phone, it is on a recorded line. Medicare enrollments over the phone have been required for the last couple of years to be recorded. Yes, trained medicare agents record calls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medicare Fraud prevention tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner<\/a> has some great medicare fraud tips. The suggest checking the credentials when ever you have a question about who is selling you a medicare plan. We post copies of our licenses in our office lobby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you see Fraud then call 800-562-6900<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you report them. Let them know who they said they were and their phone number. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We hear about medicare fraud more than we like. Suzie and Matt have been working with health and medicare insurance for over a decade in Washington State. In addition with Shayla we make up Wenatchee Insurance. We do not work for Medicare. Here is the disclaimer: “We do not offer every plan available in your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,159],"tags":[36,44,42,245,24,217,400,384,251,39],"class_list":["post-928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-support","category-medicare","tag-chelan","tag-chelan-county","tag-douglas-county","tag-enrollment","tag-medicare","tag-medicare-advantage","tag-medicare-fraud","tag-medicare-prescription","tag-suzie","tag-wenatchee-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t